Profil — meaning in English
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English meaning
- elevation noun The height of a place above sea level.
- footprint noun The mark left by a foot on a soft surface such as sand or snow.
- molding noun A decorative strip, usually of wood or plaster, used to trim or ornament edges and joints.
- profile noun The outline or side view of something, especially a person's face.
- tread verb To walk or step, especially in a particular manner.
Senses
Profil is used for these senses in English:
- cross section A section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis.
- elevation (architecture) A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; called by the ancients the orthography.
- footprint The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.
- molding (architecture) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface and to conceal joints, especially between unlike materials.
- profile (countable) The shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side; a side view.
- profile (Internet, countable) A specific page or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems.
- tread The grooves carved into the face of a tire, used to give the tire traction. [from 1900s]
elevation — full definition
- noun The height of a place above sea level.
- noun The act of raising something, or the state of being raised, to a higher level or position.
footprint — full definition
- noun The mark left by a foot on a soft surface such as sand or snow.
- noun The impact or presence of something, especially environmental or physical (figurative).
- noun The amount of physical space something takes up.